The driver of one of the vehicles involved in the traffic accident that occurred this morning in Vitoria’s Júndiz industrial site died in the hospital where he was taken. Txagorritxu Three young people lost their lives in the incident to which he was referred in critical condition.
The accident occurred at 1.30am when two cars, one luxury and the other smaller, collided head-on near number 22. Júndiz streetin the polygon of the same name.
Only one person was traveling in the high-end car. suffered non-serious injuries, Four people, a young woman, and three people in the other car died: the driver and two people sitting in the back seats.
The driver of this vehicle died early this Saturday afternoon in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Txagorritxu hospital, where he was transferred in critical condition. The fourth passenger is a young woman sitting in the co-pilot’s seat. and said he was also injured but not seriously.
Due to the condition of the vehicle in which the victims were traveling, rescue was very difficult. Vitoria Firefighters had to cut through the roof and various body parts to rescue the occupants of the vehicle, including the driver whose legs were completely trapped in the passenger compartment.
Local Police are investigating the situation Although illegal races have been held on other occasions in the area where the fatal accident occurred, this possibility seems to have been ignored.
Therefore, the first hypotheses are as follows: The driver of the high-end vehicle made a careless maneuver He suddenly changed gear at very high speed and collided head-on with the other vehicle.
Vitoria City Council Security Council Member, Iñaki GurtubaiPolice said their investigation was at a very preliminary stage but it was confirmed that the high-end car was traveling at “excessive speed” and collided with the other car following an “absolutely irresponsible” manoeuvre, causing the crash. death of young people..
Gurtubai insisted that it looked like that”strange“These two cars can participate in a race because they have very different characteristics and one has one passenger and the other has four passengers.” illegal racing.
He explained that minutes before this tragic accident, Local Police moved to the area to evacuate the area. a group of people gathered together Performing activities with their car, such as accelerating or turning.
mayor of Vitoria Maid Etxebarria, He said he was “absolutely horrified” by what had happened and expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims of this “tragic event”.